Japan introduced the Metabo Law in 2008 to regulate obesity - the root cause of many health ailments, like high blood ...

Retired Olympic gymnast MyKayla Skinner joined the conservative call for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban ...

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The midfielder discusses her Australia & New Zealand 2023 campaign, how she has developed as a player and her desire to become Japan's fulcrum.

TOKYO — As Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi has broken new ground in a country that struggles with gender equality. But she has quickly run up against a tradition that may be ...

MANILA, Philippines (November 21, 2025) – The junior women’s team of Charleigh Bullock (Spotsylvania, Va./Capital Gymnastics National Training Center), Lavi Crain (Blue Springs, Mo./Great American ...

Japan raised objections Saturday after China advised its citizens to avoid visiting Japan, as a feud over the new Japanese leader's remarks on Taiwan showed no signs of dying down. The government in ...

THE TWO young contenders grab at each other’s loincloths. A referee keeps up the shout of “nokotta nokotta”, indicating that the wrestlers are still in the game. Suddenly one lunges forward, sending ...

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Japan struggles with gender equity. It ranked 118th out of 148 countries in the 2025 Global Gender Gap Index. Against this backdrop, the election of a woman, Sanae Takaichi, as Japan’s prime minister ...

Members of a university kanto club perform in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Tradition and religion dictate that only men are allowed to be sashite or pole carriers. Anthony Kuhn is NPR's correspondent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. NCAA/Elite Gymnastics analyst with 15 yrs of experience in the sport. Russia’s Angelina Melnikova clinched the women’s all-around ...